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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by maximinus_thrax on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:49PM (#36544917)
> On average, every American owns a gun.

That is factually incorrect. 4 in 10 Americans (at most) own guns. Few of them carry them around.

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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by jfengel on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:53PM (#36544953)
But the ones who do own guns tend to own several.
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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by maximinus_thrax on Friday June 30, 2023 @09:20PM (#36545203)
How does this add anything to the conversation?
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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by tbrownaw on Friday June 30, 2023 @10:10PM (#36545615)
It's where the justification for that that misleading "on average" comes from.
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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by stjohnswarts on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:35PM (#36551901)
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